Vending-machine.



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Witness IIITFD STAES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED E. HALL, OF BROOKLINE, AND ALEXANDER MAoLEOD, OF BRIGHTON,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO UNITED STATES VENDING CORPORA- TION, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed October 5, 1904. Serial No. 227,259.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be -it known that we, FRED E. HALL, of Brookline, Norfolk county, and ALEXANDER MAGLEOD, of Brighton, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-lVlachines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to so construct a vending-machine that access may be readily had to both the cash-drawer and the merchandise-holding tubes in much less time than is now required. Heretofore in order to restock machines of this character and remove the money therefrom it has been necessary to first remove a door and then separately open the cash-drawer and remove the tubes, each being separately replaced after the operation is completed.

By our present invention the door or cover, the cash-drawer, and the merchandise-holding tubes are all axially mounted as a whole so that when given a half-turn on the axial support the drawer may be readily removed and the tubes restocked.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 2 is a front elevation with parts'broken away. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aview similar to Fig. 1, but showing the tubes and cash-drawer thrown forward. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on line 5 5, Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the inclosing casing; 2, the merchandise-holding tubes; 3, an axially-mounted support therefor, and 4 a cash-drawer fitted on the under side of the support. Access may be had to the tubes and the cash-drawer only when the support 3 is given one-half turn, at which time both the drawer and tubes are exposed at the front of the machine, while when in their normal positions they are inclosed within the casing.

The support 3 is shown in the form of a plate 'or casting carrying a depending pin 5, fitting in the socketed end of a post 6, projectthe door or front cover.

ing upwardly from a spider 7 of a curved plate 8, rigidly secured to the sides of casing 1. The lower portion of plate8 contracts the outlet 9, through which the packages of merchandise are delivered when ejected from their holdingtubes. posed support 3 has avertical extension 10, to which the door or front cover 12 is shown as being secured by nutted rods 13, said door at its upper end being connected by flaps 14 to the tubes 2. These tubes at their lower ends are held to flanges of support 3 by winged nuts 15. At its upper end the door or cover carries a pin 16, which fits in a socket in a plate countersunk in the top of the casing, such pin 16 being in axial line with pin 5, the two together forming the axes for the door and support 3. In the extension 10 are formed coin -inlet openings 17 beneath which are openings for the push-rods 18 of suitable ejector-mechanism'which may be of any preferred form.

The sides of the cash-drawer 4 are movable in guideways 19 on the under side of support 3. At its center the drawer is cut out, as shown at 20, so that it may be moved into and out of position withoutobstruction from post 6. From its under side depends a curved flange 21, which when the machine is closed. stands in front of a lip or flange 22 of an arm 23, extending rearwardly from spider 7. This lip prevents the drawer from being slid rearwardly when the machine is closed; but when the support is revolved on its axis the flange 21 is carried with the drawer, so that the latter may be readily drawn forward. (See Fig. 5.) A stop 24 limits the axial movementof the revolving support, which latter is turned in the direction of arrow w when the machine is being opened up. When closed, the support is held fast by a lock 25.

From what has been said it will be seen that when the parts are locked access cannot be had to either the cash-drawer or merchandiseholding tubes and that when it is desired to restock the latter andremove the cash it is only necessary after operating lock 25 to turn the support on its axis without removing This will present both the cash-drawer and tubes at the front of the machine, allowing of immediate access to both, the former being free of the retaining-lip 22, while the upper ends of the mer- The horizontally-dischandise-holding tubes are thrown forward of the top of the casing. The advantages of our invention are apparent to those skilled in the art. It is manifest that by means thereof not only is there a great saving in the cost of manufacture, but the operation of refilling the tubes and removing the money is greatly facilitated.

We claim as our invention- 1. A vending-machine having aninclosing casing, an axially-mounted support within the casing, and merchandise-holding tubes carried by said support and normally located within the casing, but capable of being swung to the front and forward thereof by the turning of the support.

2. A vending-machine having an axiallymounted support, merchandise-holding tubes carried by said support and normally inclosed within the machine, and a cash-drawer also carried by the latter, said tubes and drawer being designed to revolve with the support, whereby the tubes may be swung forward of the machine and access may then be had to the cash-drawer.

8. A vending-machine comprising a casing, a front cover therefor, merchandise-holding tubes normally inclosed within the casing in rear of said cover, and means revoluble between the sides of the casing for positioning said tubes outwardly in front of such cover forward of the machine.

4. A vending-machine having a revoluble support and a front cover mounted thereon, merchandise-holding tubes mounted on said support, a cash -drawer also carried by the support, and means for preventing the opening of such drawer when in its normal position, said tubes and drawer being designed to be positioned in front and forward of the cover when the support is turned on its axis.

5. The combination with the casing, of the revoluble support, the front cover secured post, the cover having a pin in axial line with the former pin and supported at the top of the casing, merchandise holding tubes mounted on said support and connected to said cover, said tubes being positioned in front of the latter when it and the support are turned on their axes.

7 The combination with the casing and the curved plate having an upwardly-extended post, of a support having a depending pin fitting in a socket in said post, the cover secured to said support having a pin at its upper end fitted in a socket in the top of the casing, the merchandise-holding tubes mounted on said support and connected to said cover, and the cash-drawer carried by said support, said drawer and tubes being designed to be posi tioned in front of the cover when the latter and the support are turned on their axes. 8. The combination with the casing, of the revoluble support, a stop for limiting the movement thereof, the merchandise-holding tubes mounted on said support, the cashdrawer carried thereby, and the lock for fastening said support to the casing.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WVitnesses:

GEO. E. SEWALL, A. MoLLoY. 

